Post Trip Report

For those who did not make our first Pomerelle trip, we regretfully tell you, “You should have been there.” It was fabulous. We were greeted by 4 inches of fresh powder that had fallen over night, and another inch or two accumulated while we were there. At the end of the day we were still cutting untracked . We plan two trips to Pomerelle each year. Don’t miss out on our second trip scheduled for Saturday, February 28th. Thanks to the club subsidy and a great rate from Pomerelle, these are our least expensive trips; only $15 for adults and $10 for juniors. That price includes both a lift ticket and a 1 hour lesson. See the full description of the trip on our web site.

Photo by Frank Biggins Pomerelle ski area 2 Updates: Peggy Hinman, President

On behalf of the Falls Ski Club board, I invite you to make 2015 your best winter ever! As a member of the Ski Club, you can find many ways to enjoy the snow and sights of winter. Take a trip - experience Teton Village, Mount Bachelor, Big Sky, Sun Valley, Yellowstone Park, and more. Stay overnight or take a break at the warming huts at Kelly Canyon Nordic Area. Learn a new sport. Did you know that our Targhee Instructionals offer lessons in telemark, nordic, boarding and alpine sports? Get the kids out. The Targhee Instructionals are also a great way for kids to learn. Get discounts for Grand Targhee and Teton Village. Use your Ski Club membership benefits to fuel your adventures. Check out the great benefits and discounts from area merchants on our website.

If you have not joined the Idaho Falls Ski Club yet this season, you can sign up on-line or at Idaho Mountain Trading and Play It Again Sports.

Best wishes to all for the New Year, and we will see you out there! Nordic area report: The Idaho Falls Ski Club is pleased to announce we have an agreement with the Forest Service to maintain the warming huts at the Kelly Canyon Nordic Area. The Ski Club will also help with some of the trail maintenance and to provide maps. This season, grooming of the main access roads will be provided by Kelly Canyon Resort, with help from the Forest Service as needed. Kelly Canyon Resort also provides parking 7 days a week for nordic skiers and snowshoers for a fee. The parking lots and lodge at Kelly Canyon are private property, and we appreciate their work to make the trails easily accessible to all users. Contact Neil Brown with Kelly Canyon at 538-6251 for information concerning parking. All huts and trails are open to the general public, and the Kelly Mountain hut can be reserved for over night stays by contacting Aaron Cary at (509) 389-1542 or email at [email protected]

Setting up the Huts 3

Beneath those beautiful white slopes lurk the avalanche dragons. The threat of those dragons is very real, but it is a myth that they strike without warning. True, these beasts are not fully predictable, but usually there are clues when they are lying in wait to strike. Do you know the clues to look for? If you play outside of resort boundaries, you owe it to yourself to learn about these ruthless killers. Wray and Lani Landon graciously organize two events each year to equip people for assessing avalanche dangers. The first is the Avalanche Awareness Night, an evening presentation offered in early December that introduces avalanche fundamentals and discusses back-country decision basics. This event is free to the public and has tremendous support from the local vendors listed below who provide over $4000 worth of prizes for the evening. Please thank Landon’s and the vendors for the gifts and their interest in avalanche safety. The second event is formal Avalanche training, and alternates yearly between either a 24 hour Level 1 training course, or a shortened Level 1 refresher course. This year is the refresher, and the class schedule for January 22nd and 24th is nearly full. If you are interested, contact Landon’s at 525-5277. Both the Avalanche Awareness and Level 1 training are taught by the American Avalanche Winner of the Big Sky lodging and lift tickets, Greg Weatherby with host Lani Landon Institute. Alpine Trips 4

GRAND TARGHEE $80 king fireplace room - double 1 day Alpine & 1 day Nordic, $100 INSTRUCTIONALS occupancy ($40/pp day)* Children 10 and under: #2 Jan. 31st- Feb. 1st (Sat, Sun) $75 large fireplace room – quad $30 with paying adult #3 March 7th- 8th (Sat, Sun) occupancy ($18.75 pp day)* Lodging at, Lone Mountain Coordinator: Moira Solle Ranch 2380 Rendezvous, AVALANCHE TRAINING Single occupancy: Idaho Falls, ID 83402 LEVEL I REFRESHER 2 days Nordic, $735 (208) 524-6323, [email protected] January 22nd (Thru) classroom Double occupancy: Reservation deadlines: Session, 6-9pm @ 2 days Nordic, $393 #2 January 26th (Mon) Idaho Mountain Trading Triple occupancy: #3 March 2nd (Mon) Plus January 24th (Sat) Teton Pass 2 days Nordic, $335 Cost: Coordinators: $11 per adult lesson (15 & older) Wray and Lani Landon POWDERMOUNTAIN/ $6 per junior lesson (4 to 14 years 3236 Tipperary Lane SNOWBASIN WEEKEND old) Idaho Falls, ID 83404 February 20th – 22nd (Fri-Sat) Lesson costs double for 208-525-5277 [email protected] Coordinators: reservations made after the Reservation Deadline: Don & Debbie Rasch deadline ($22/adult lesson; Until class is filled, limited to six. 573 W Pleasant St. $12/junior lesson). Cost: $140.00 Idaho Falls, ID 83401 (208)529-5880, [email protected] POMERELLE BIG SKY/MOONLIGHT BASIN Reservation Deadline: INSTRUCTIONALS Alpine January 23rd (Fri) #2 February 28th (Sat) LONE MOUNTAIN RANCH Cost: Adult = A, Senior 65+ = S, Coordinator: Kevin Skinner Nordic Youth (7-15) = Y 9325 N 55 E, Idaho Falls, ID 83401 February 6th-8th (Fri-Sun) Single: $345.00 A, $335.00 S, 521-9636 after 7pm, Coordinator: Leslie Roberts $315.00 Y [email protected] 140 E. 97th N. Double: $261.00 A, $251.00 S, Reservation deadline: Idaho Falls, ID 83401 $221.00 Y #2 February 23rd (Mon) (208) 520-6106, Triple: $233.00 A, $223.00 S, Cost: [email protected] $209.00 Y $15 per adult member Reservation Deadline: Quad: $219.00 A, $209.00 S, $10 per junior member January 2nd (Sat); or until space $189.00 Y Price includes both the lesson and a fills. Penta: $211.00 A, $201.00 S, lift ticket. Cost: (per person basis) $181.00 Y Lodging at Big Sky, Huntley Six: $205.00 A, $195.00 S, JACKSON HOLE WEEKEND Lodge $175.00 Y January 16th & 17th (Fri & Sat) Single occupancy: 2 days Alpine, (All pricing is per person based on Coordinators: $535, or number of people in each room and Glen and Barb Hayes 1day Alpine & 1 day Nordic, $480 includes lift tickets.) 2285 Balboa Dr. Idaho Falls, ID Double occupancy: 83404 2 days Alpine, $375, or (208) 523-6839, [email protected] MT. BACHELOR, Bend Oregon 1 day Alpine & 1 day Nordic, $325 Reservation Deadline: March 22nd-28th (Sun-Sat) Triple occupancy: January 5th (Mon) Spring Break! 2 days Alpine, $325, or Cost: Coordinators: 1 day Alpine & 1 day Nordic, $270 $59 single occupancy/per day Gail Rochelle and Jon Carmack Quad occupancy: $60 double occupancy ($30/pp day) 2335 Tasman Ave., 2 days Alpine, $295, or $60 triple occupancy ($20/pp day) Idaho Falls, ID 83404 1 day Alpine & 1 day Nordic, $245 $60 quad occupancy ($15/pp day) [email protected] Children 11-15: Reservation deadline: 2 days Alpine, $150, or January 15th (Thur) Alpine Trips/Nordic Trips 5

Full payment due January 31st (Sat) ANNUAL IFSC HUT CHILE Cost: Nordic Trips PARTY $800 per person, double occupancy GRAND TARGHEE February 7, 2015 $600 per person, quad occupancy INSTRUCTIONALS Coordinator: Neil Schafer, 524-4042, #2 Jan. 31st, Feb. 1st (Sat, Sun) This trip is being converted to a car [email protected] #3 March 7th, 8th (Sat, Sun) Reservation Deadline: Feb 1, 2015 pool. Each driver, with a minimum Coordinator: Moira Solle of two members per vehicle, will 2380 Rendezvous, YELLOWSTONE OLD FAITHFUL receive a $75.00 subsidy to cover Idaho Falls, ID 83402 February 19 – February 22, 2015 gas cost. (208) 524-6323, [email protected] Coordinator: Gail Rochelle Reservation deadlines: 2335 Tasman Ave., SUN VALLEY WEEKEND #2 #2 January 26th (Mon) Idaho Falls, ID 83404 March 25th-30th (Wed-Mon) #3 March 2nd (Mon) [email protected] Choose any days during this time Cost: Reservation Deadline: Jan. 6, 2015, frame. $11 per adult lesson (15 years and Space limited, deposit Coordinator: older) due Jan. 10, 2015 $6 per junior lesson (4 to 14 years old) Don & Debbie Rasch Lesson costs double for reservations SUN VALLEY WEEKEND (208)-529-5880, [email protected] made after the deadline ($22/adult th th Reservation deadline: lesson; $12/junior lesson). March 25 -30 (Wed-Mon) February 8th (Sun) Choose any days during this time Cost: (Includes Lift Ticket) JACKSON HOLE WEEKEND frame. Per Person Hotel Package Rates: January 16th & 17th (Fri. & Sat.) Coordinator: Don & Debbie Weekday: Double/single OCC Coordinators: Rasch Room $84.00/$129.00 Glen and Barb Hayes (208)-529-5880, [email protected] Weekend: Double/single OCC 2285 Balboa Dr. Reservation deadline: Room $88.00/$137.00 Idaho Falls, ID 83404 February 8th (Sun) Condo Per Person Rates based on (208) 523-6839, [email protected] Double/Single Occupancy Reservation Deadline: REMOVAL OF KELLY CANYON Deluxe 2 BDRM, $110.25/ $181.50 January 5th (Monday) IFSC WARMING HUTS Deluxe 3 BDRM, $103.37/ $172.00 March, 2015 - Exact date TBD; Based on when Kelly Canyon Resort Standard 2 BDRM, $90.25/$141.50 HARRIMAN PARK TO POND’S closes. Standard 3 BDRM, $79.00/$119.00 LODGE DAY TRIP Coordinator: Aaron Cary January 24, 2015 (509)389-1542 or [email protected] Please note that the Deluxe and Coordinator: Bob Lugar, 745-7064, Reservation Deadline: None Standard Condo pricing is based on [email protected] single/double occupancy PER Reservation Deadline: January 21, BEDROOM. Per unit pricing is 2015 available upon request. BIG SKY/MOONLIGHT BASIN, The Lodging rates do not include Alpine resort fees and taxes, which totals LONE MOUNTAIN RANCH, approximately 18%. Nordic February 6th-8th (Fri-Sun) Coordinator: Leslie Roberts SLOPE SIDE 6788 N. Yellowstone Hwy., Idaho SOCIAL@TARGHEE Falls, ID 83401 th March 7 (Sat) (208) 520-6106, Coordinator: [email protected] Kelly Stoddart-Bentz Reservation Deadline: 208-7575-1912 January 2nd (Sat); or until space fills. Please see our Website for full trip information in the November Issue of the Newsletter 2014 6 Grand Targhee Instructional 1

In December, the IFSC hosted the first of three Instructional's up at Grand Targhee. There were a total of 229 Downhill, Nordic, Telemark and snowboard lessons given on Saturday and Sunday. Ages ranged from 4 to about 80 years old. Conditions were great with fresh snow falling on both days. If you missed out on taking lessons in December, there are still two more Instructional's, January 26th and March 2, so be sure to sign up before the deadline. These are 2 hour lessons offered to the Idaho Falls Ski Club members for $11.00 per adult lesson (15 and older) and $6.00 per junior lesson (4 to 14 years old). Contact Moira Solle at 208-524-6323

Discounts, Website, Facebook, Newsletter

“A NOTE ON 2015 DISCOUNT COUPONS FOR MEMBERS: The Idaho Falls Ski Club is transitioning from the previous plastic card coupon tickets to a more flexible and responsive electronic platform for our 2015 discount coupon offerings to members. Your Board is working aggressively to solicit and post an expanding set of local vendor (lodging, retail equipment outlets, restaurants, eateries, breweries, clubs, etc.) coupons on our web and face book pages. Meanwhile, to help us be responsive to the interests of members, the Board is seeking input from members on suggested businesses from which discount coupons should be sought. We thank you for your patience and look forward to your suggestions. THE IFSC BOARD. Contact Gail Rochelle at [email protected], (Member Benefits Director) or any board member. FACEBOOK: We now have 646 likes on our facebook page. Kelly Stoddard-Bentz is our Social Director and is working to keep you informed about upcoming Trips, Events, Socials and Discounts. Please join her and others to keep you and your friends informed about club activities. WEBSITE: We completed upgrades to the website this year and it is our primary tool to provide information on updates on club activities as well as general information, trips, socials, member benefits and helpful links to road reports, trail maps and guides and more. NEWSLETTER: We are continuing with the printed version for November as this has all the new information for all the trips for the coming winter season. As for the January Issue we again are going with a Electronic Version, emailing it to all our members. Finally the March issue is usually the ballot for voting for the new board members for the next years board. We will determine at that time whether to email it or mail it to our members. Open Board Meeting: Nomination for Positions to the Board of Directors At The March 2, 2015 Open Board Meeting, nomination will be taken for positions to the 2015-16 Board of Directors. If you are interested in serving on the Idaho Falls Ski Club Board of Directors, please plan to attend this Open Meeting. For more information, please contact: Donald Rasch at [email protected] or call 208-529-5880 for location. 7 2014/2015 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour February 5 and 6, 2015 7:00 pm Thursday & Friday $15.00 per show, reserved seating Different films each night Colonial Theater 498 A Street (522-0471) For Ticketing and seating chart http://www.idahofallsarts.org Two nights of the Best Adventure Films, a fundraiser for the Idaho Falls Nordic Ski Patrol

5:30 pm lobby opens 6:15 pm seating begins 7:00 pm show time. Last years event was a Hugh Success Big Sky Trip 2014

Board Contact Information

Peggy Hinman Kevin Skinner Dave Brown [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 520-3064 521-9636 524-0513 or 351-9461

Brian Edgerton Bob Lugar Rob VanKampen [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 520-9434 745-7064 or 525-5218 589-0838

Don Rasch Aaron Crary Greg Olson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 529-5880 509-389-1542 523-4794

Leslie Soderquist Sandy Bryan Deborah Wagner [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 351-8378 524-3620 Kelly Bentz Dave Brown Delisa Rogers [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 757-1912 524-0513 or 351-9461 313-9975 Alexandra Chapman Bev Novak Gail Rochelle [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 522-3076

Deborah Rasch [email protected] 529-5880